[UPDATE – Some of these still work to download the old CS6 trials (plus Edge Animate 1.5), but Adobe has recently taken down many links… However, you can also now get the all-new Creative Cloud 2021 Direct Download Links!]
[UPDATE (Jan. 2017) – Adobe just stopped selling CS6 entirely – here’s why.]
Creative Suite 6 is now available for instant download and direct shipping, and there are many important differences in this release compared to Creative Suite 5, including hundreds of new features added to the individual applications.
Here we’ve put together a complete set of Adobe CS6 direct download links for all the new products (Windows and Mac OS), for instant easy access and the ability to use your own download manager or download assistant if you have any difficulty with what Adobe normally employs and need to get the trials without it…
Whether you’re considering buying a full version or will be upgrading from a prior CS release, or even if you’re getting a volume license or joining the Creative Cloud, you can always use these free trials to install, run, and activate the CS6 software on your system, without needing to reinstall. All of these CS6 trials will run fully for 30 (or possibly more) free days after initial launch.
Where available, we’ve also linked the free CS6 Extra Content downloads (aka Additional or Functional Content). Direct links for both the Adobe Muse 30-day trial plus the completely FREE, full Adobe Edge Animate 1.5 are offered as well (to install Edge Animate, see these tips).
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Below is a table for CS6 trials in major languages. These links go to the authentic and original CS6 files residing on Adobe’s servers, are guaranteed genuine, safe, legal, and will not change. For Windows, each program consists of up to two files, an .exe and a 7-Zip file (.7z). The .exe file will only work when the .7z file is also fully downloaded and resides in the same location. For the Mac, it’s just a single .dmg file for each program.
The supported Language Sets vary by product. The Western European languages can include French/Français, German/Deutsch, Dutch/Nederlands, Italian/Italiano, Spanish/Español, Portuguese/Português, Danish/Dansk, Finnish/Suomi, Swedish/Svenska & Norwegian/Norsk. To see which product supports which languages, visit the main Adobe trials page and then click on the selection menu for whichever product(s) you’d like to try – it will tell you which languages are currently available.
Install now: Get all new Creative Cloud 2021 direct download links and free trials.
Note: Very Important Instructions
| More Direct Download Links |
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| CC 2021 |
| CC 2019 |
| Acrobat DC 2020 |
| Captivate 2019 |
| Lightroom 6/CC |
| Elements 2021 |
You need to have a free Adobe account and be logged into it to use the links below, as Adobe sets a session cookie on your browser that allows you to access the direct download links. Otherwise, you will receive an “access denied” or “no permission” message blocking the connection. So please follow these instructions carefully or the links will not work!
- Adobe recommends temporarily turning off any surfing restrictions you might have running, like site or cookie blocking, filtering, firewalls or antivirus software.
- Click «HERE» to visit this page first, before clicking any of the links in the table below – this is critical!
- If asked, sign in with your Adobe ID or take a minute to create one for yourself (free).
- OK! Now you’re logged in at Adobe with the trials cookie set, so you can instantly download any of the software below. Just make sure you have enough disk space.
- Download the files either by clicking directly on the DDL links, or by right-clicking and choosing “Save Link As…” on the popup menu – and save all files to the same place.
- Then follow the product installation instructions here.
Creative Suite 6 – Adobe CS6 Download Links
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All of these trials are supported on Mac OS X or Windows (32-bit x86 and 64-bit x64), with the exception of After Effects CS6, Premiere Pro CS6, and SpeedGrade CS6 which are 64-bit only. For more, see the complete set of system requirements for Creative Suite 6.
If you need or want the newer Acrobat XI (released Oct. 2012) instead of Acrobat X which comes bundled in the CS6 suites, then see our Acrobat XI Direct Download Links.
Note there is no separate trial download for Photoshop CS6 “Standard” – the trial is always the Extended version (having all Photoshop features including 3D and motion-based content), and then you decide which version you’d like to keep at time of product purchase.
You do not need to uninstall previous versions of Creative Suite; some users prefer to keep the older, familiar version(s) around as they come up to speed with the new product’s features, and some folks have CS3, CS4, CS5, and CS6 all on one computer.
We suggest using a browser other than Internet Explorer to download the files above. They can be quite large and IE has been known to drop the extension (like “.exe”) from the Windows filename. If this happens and you can’t open a file, then just rename it to add back the extension. But generally, using Firefox or Chrome will work better – and if you have any issues getting the downloads to work with one browser, then try another.
*** Note: If you have any problems getting the files to download or install, be sure to read the earlier comments on this page – as most questions have already been asked and answered below!
Adobe CS6 Extra Content
This is Extra Content (also called Functional Content) that Adobe bundles with some CS6 applications. It is technically optional and not required to run the main products, but will improve your experience if you can take the time to download and add it to your installation.
What’s included in this free additional content are typically media assets, templates, tutorials, documentation, fonts, footage, sample files and projects, and so on. If you own a suite, you can download the bundle for that plus whichever applications are in it.
- Illustrator CS6 Extra Content (112 MB)
Windows: File 1 Mac: File 1 - InDesign CS6 Extra Content (130 MB)
Windows: File 1 Mac: File 1 - Premiere Pro / Encore CS6 Extra Content (733 MB)
Windows: File 1 File 2 Mac: File 1 - After Effects CS6 Extra Content
AE content will be migrated to the After Effects Exchange. - Adobe Audition Content Download Extras
This contains thousands of royalty-free audio sound effects and music loop files.
Adobe CS6 Updates
If you already have the CS6 application(s) installed and are trying to download the available product updates, then you’ll find them on this Updates page.
See Also
- Adobe’s new CC 2021 release: What you need to know
- What are the differences between Adobe CC vs. CS6?
- Download free Adobe books (choose over 30 titles)
- How to save 60% with the Adobe education editions
- Don’t need full Cloud? Get PS + LR for $9.99/month
- How to join Adobe’s Creative Cloud for free
Did these links work for you? Hope they helped out; please let us know with a comment below… And please see our companion page if you want the direct links for the new CC 2019 products.
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@ProDesignTools
i landed on your website while i was searching for Adobe CS6 Design Standard. i created an account at adobe, but no luck getting the file to download. is there any possible way to know if this is true about adobe having disconnected this package?
and how can i download the offline installer?
thanks in advance
Kind Regards.
Yes, it’s true… There’s no way anymore for that suite. Please read this important update on the availability of CS direct download links:
Adobe Limits Software Version Downloads, Including Some Direct Links
CS6, which was originally released in 2012, is now end-of-life (EOL) with no further support or updates – Adobe completely discontinued the product line several years ago.
The CS6 direct download links above do still work for some applications (like Fireworks CS6) – but outside of those, there is no longer any safe or legal way to download the others.
Plan for the future
Chicken
…or the Egg?
Customer
Service.
I have PS CS6 and am looking for a link to download Camera Raw 8.2. Any idea where I can find this?
You got lucky. We were able to dig it up for you:
Adobe Camera Raw: ACR version 8.2 – Windows
Adobe Camera Raw: ACR version 8.2 – macOS
Hope that helps!
Thank you so much!
Unfortunate it did not fix the problem I have.
I cannot open camera raw through Bridge. It gives a comment that I have to use something first. I have done everything I can think of, including importing a raw file through Bridge, but it still won’t work!
Very frustrating, as my small computer is what I use for travel and adjusting images, so now I won’t be able to use multiple images nor batch preset, because it just requires something to open it that I don’t understand.
Thank you again for your help!
Root 1
And I added both ACR 8.2 and 9.1.1 hoping it would fix the problem. But it didn’t.
Thank you again.
Sure, happy to help. Adobe Bridge won’t be able to open anything in Camera Raw unless you have purchased a valid copy of Photoshop CS6, or are a current Creative Cloud subscriber… That’s what the message you’re describing is about.
I need adobe all software for Macbook pro with high sierra
Well, macOS version 10.13 (High Sierra) can run any version of Photoshop including the 2020 release, not just CS6:
Adobe Photoshop Official System Requirements for Windows and macOS
@ProDesignTools
Hi,
Thanks for this answer.
Funny, but on my 15″ MBP it works, but not on the 13″.
Same software, but purchased a long time ago.
I’ll just need to learn to use Presets now.
Photoshop keeps pushing me to better things!!!
I am not able to download Adobe CS6 Design Standard
Some of the direct download links above still work to download the old CS6 trials from years ago, but Adobe has recently taken down many links…
So if you can’t access the software you want via the link tables above, then it’s no longer available here.
If it’s also not listed in your online Adobe account, then it’s not possible to recover – sorry.
Is there any way to free download Adobe InDesign CS6, or at least any trial without signing up or creating an account? Thanks
No, sorry.
thank you
Important: If you’re using Chrome and the links don’t work, then try with another web browser like Firefox, Edge, Opera or Safari. No problems at all downloading with any of those.
The latest version of Chrome has an issue because our page is https, but Adobe’s download server is not – it’s http only, and there’s nothing we can do about that!
So with a “mixed content download” here, all you have to do is use a different browser. It’s safe and easily taken care of.
Design Standard CS6 Multilanguage is not available …!
I want to type Arabic and Persian Languages
Sorry – those are no longer available, as far as we know… All of the installers that are still available for download are given in the CS6 direct links table above.
Thanks
I was looking for after effects cs6 in winehq and it directed me here. how I can install the program?
Try downloading from the links table above, either via the .exe file or the .dmg file – depending on whether you are running Windows or macOS. There should be a setup file to run.
Hi,
I am looking for the downloadable adobe camera raw plugin 9.1.1 – for photoshop CS6, I got directed to this thread and unable to locate. Thanks
They’re here. The direct download links for ACR Camera Raw 9.1.1 are given in the table above – just make sure you carefully follow the download instructions first, before clicking on them.
Versatile
i am looking for adobe flash professional CS6 free download for windows 10
Those standalone installers are given in the table above – just make sure to follow the specified download instructions first.
I downloaded this file for design standard CS6: DesignStandard_CS6_LS16.dmg. It worked!! Thank you. I was unsure if after all this time it would. Absolute life saver, as I don’t need any of the CC myself.
Thank you so much! When I tried to install off the disc I got an error message. Forums said the solution was to download Adobe Application Manager, which wouldn’t install and is apparently about to be discontinued.
Without these files I would have lost my software! Thank you!
You’re welcome, happy to help – and glad to hear you got it reinstalled!
So, I scoured the internet and have found what I believe is all the CS6 Windows updates.
I’ve also read about 100 blogs on deploying the updates. What I’m interested in is a batch file to install them all, similar to the one that installs all the Acrobat 9, 10, and 11 updates all at one time – e.g., unattended, but not from a different computer or server, etc.
Although the Application Manager is updating some of the apps, it ignores most – and as soon as the Creative Cloud version of Application Manager is updated, that’s it. Photoshop, Premiere, and the other apps stay at the initial release versions.
Anyone ever figure out how to do this in a batch file, so I don’t have to install all 143 updates one at a time?
Good question, Bryan – we have not, as no one in our office has used CS6 since ~2013… Sorry!
Although maybe another reader has looked into this? It would be interesting, but the user base of CS6 continues to dwindle over the years, so perhaps a longshot.
why are the links .txt files? I am unable to install
Hi, none of the direct link Adobe installers here are in TXT format – so there must be something wrong with your download…
Try again with another web browser (not Internet Explorer) – or using a different computer or Internet connection.
So here are all the perpetual CS6 updates that I could find in the public domain in one location on the Internet Archive – Archive.org…
No updates for the Creative Cloud version of CS6 are included.
Link – https://archive.org/details/adobe-flash-pro-12.0-12.0.2
The link shows adobe-flash-pro***, but it’s not just a link for Adobe Flash 12 – it’s a link for all the individual update files for the perpetual versions of CS6 apps.
Most of these updates we found on the Internet archive, as a lot of the old Adobe website was archived here. The only problem is you in have to download them one at a time. Which is what I did to get the collection.
You can download all 9.7 gigabytes at one time as a ZIP file, if you want them all.
@Bryan
Great effort, but apparently still not complete. What about the version updates of After Effects? I don’t see any from that 9.7GB stash. Also, these updates are for Windows only – no Mac versions available?
In addition, it would be of great appreciation if you could extend this upload project to include other previous CS versions – i.e., CS3/4/5/5.5, also for both Win/Mac.
It simply sucks that Adobe simply removed all these resources a few years back, and without warning or whatsoever, such that those of us still using legacy versions (esp. with older legacy OS) are all hit hard.